Girard Edward Kalbfleisch
Appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1959 and confirmed by voice vote, Girard Edward Kalbfleisch was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. He earned a law degree from Ohio Northern University, Warren G. Harding College of Law in 1923. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1899–1990
- Appointed by
- Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1959
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Ohio Northern, Warren G. Harding College of Law 1923
- Succeeded
- Paul Charles Weick
- Succeeded by
- Nicholas Joseph Walinski Jr.
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Northern District of Ohio succeeded Paul Charles Weick | Eisenhower (R) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
Judicial Record
In our data, Kalbfleisch authored 22 published opinions for the court (1960–1973). Most cited: New York Central Railroad Co. v. General Motors Corp. (26 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | New York Central Railroad Co. v. General Motors Corp. | 182 F. Supp. 273 | 26 |
| 1967 | Erickson Tool Company v. Balas Collet Company | 277 F. Supp. 226 | 25 |
| 1964 | Lynch v. Kenston School District Board of Education | 229 F. Supp. 740 | 12 |
| 1963 | Hinchcliff v. Clarke | 230 F. Supp. 91 | 12 |
| 1961 | United States v. White Motor Company | 194 F. Supp. 562 | 12 |
| 1964 | Vernay Laboratories, Inc. v. Industrial Electronic Rubber Co. | 234 F. Supp. 161 | 9 |
| 1962 | Paul M. Harrod Company v. AB Dick Company | 204 F. Supp. 580 | 9 |
| 1961 | Paul M. Harrod Company v. AB Dick Company | 194 F. Supp. 502 | 9 |
| 1964 | Fellinger v. United States | 238 F. Supp. 67 | 8 |
| 1964 | Craggett v. Board of Education of Cleveland City School District, Cuyahoga County, Ohio | 234 F. Supp. 381 | 7 |
| 1962 | United States v. Willard | 211 F. Supp. 643 | 7 |
| 1960 | Wade v. Lynn | 181 F. Supp. 361 | 7 |
| 1963 | In Re Yeager Company | 227 F. Supp. 92 | 6 |
| 1968 | Britt v. Cyril Bath Company | 290 F. Supp. 934 | 4 |
| 1962 | Schofield v. United States | 214 F. Supp. 97 | 4 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 22 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Girard Edward Kalbfleisch?
- President Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed Girard Edward Kalbfleisch to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio in 1959.
- Was Girard Edward Kalbfleisch appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Girard Edward Kalbfleisch was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Girard Edward Kalbfleisch's confirmation vote?
- Girard Edward Kalbfleisch was confirmed by voice vote on September 14, 1959. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Girard Edward Kalbfleisch on?
- Girard Edward Kalbfleisch was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Unknown authorUnknown author (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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30 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).